THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 25 March 1907, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

(ISy Telegraph.—Special Service). Cliristelnirch, .March 21. The Exhibition concluded on Saturday one ol the most, successful weeks it has known. The attendance during tlie day and evening was i"),'"l, making the total for the week no less than K2,UUII, and the aggregate to date 1,(115,OKI). A large number of visitors arrived from Dunedin by Ihe expresses on Saturday evening, and a heavy inllux from other parts is confidently expected at Iv'.sler. At the orchestral concert on Saturday I evening a pleasing love song from the new Jiaori cantata by Alfred Hill was rendered by the orchestra for the first time, Airs, (lower Burns taking the solo. The Turakina poi (lancers arrived at the Alaori pa on Saturday morning, and will give performances daily during their stay at the Inhibition. The arts anil eralts exhibits, which have been sold in the Art Callery, will be removed alter .Monday, April 8. Sales of arts' and crafts' exhibits have totalled more

linn C'.lUil. ami about. hull the exhibiU it! that. section In; vi' ftiUHll purchasers Mr. Lunelle!), in charge of the liritisl: Arl. School, shilis lint. satisfactory J :tles ot pictures mv being continued iinl many visitors arc keen to laiy g;-,o< pietures. in less than two hours 01 <aumlay morning lie had about thirh impm-ics for pictures. He expects tli'i !ota! sales lor Iho Inhibition period wil uiiounl, to more than :C2l),Uot). At, th. mimal meeting of the Canterbury Ar Society 011 Friday night, a reso'lutioi was passed that, in the opinion of thi society, the time lias come when en trance to the Art (la!levy of the Kxlii liition should he free, except on one da, jf the week, it was further decided t ipproach the (iovenmient with a vie\ of endeavoring to secure free admit Lance to the gallery by working mem Iters iind exhibiting artists. Jlr. Long leu, interviewed on these proposals, Bill iie was entirely in sympathy with th society's wishes, lie thought the open ing of the Art tlallery might be th means of increasing the sale of exhibit) ind that, would be benelical to the Ex 'libition, which charged a commission o Len per cent, on all sales. The societ «as wise in suggesting that tliei tliould he one charge day, for that woul illow artiats and others specially ill (•rested to ins]ieet the, exhibits nt 'thei eisure. At present the charge for ad nission to the gallery is sixpence 01 Monday, Tuesday, and' Wednesday, am me shilling 011 Friday, nnil admission i ree on Thursday ami Saturday. Mi tluiiro, i lie general manager, cxpressc: limself strongly adverse to any change in the ground that the present arrange iicnt is proving eminently satisfactory. The next display of London fireworks vill take place 011 Wednesday night, acompanied by a massed bands' performnee and a repetition of "lighting the tames." Tin- third and last display of ayliglit fireworks will be given next laturdav afternoon. A prominent Vicorian merchant and manufacturer, who as made a prolonged inspection of the jxhibition, expresses his surprise at the xtent and high quality of the display if manufactured goods by Canterbury irms. Altogether, he said, 1 think the Exhibition very creditable, and 1 shall go away with a far better opinion of Xew Zealand than I had before I arrived Here.

Tin: cumci ceuemoxyt. IVr I')ess Association). Glirii.Uliurch, March 2.1. Xow tliit tl.e fir? biigade demonstration is excluded, the Sports (Ground will bo pvepared for (lie loot ball matches to be playi.l (line on Easter Saturday and Easte" Mnwiay. One of the incidents ronneded with the closing ceremonies of < lie Exhibition, which will take J ii'ee on .Monday, April 15, will be the presentation by llis Excellency the Governor, as Patron of the Exhibition, of the certificate awards. It is not suggested that llis Excclelnoy will present each successful exhibitor, but a formal presentation of the awards will lie made to a committee appointed by the exhibitors to receive tlicm. Steps are being taken to close the Exhibition on Monday, April 15, and arrangements are being made by which the Australian squadron, which will lie in Lyttelton on that day, will take part ill the ceremony.